Herds of horses, bison and reindeer could play a significant part in saving the world from an acceleration in global heating. That is the conclusion of a recent study showing how grazing herbivores ...

In order to protect the Arctic from the ravages of climate change, a team of scientists has a bizarre plan. The idea, CBS News reports, is to fill the Arctic with hordes of grazing animals like ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction ... the IUCN said Friday as it released its latest Red List of Threatened Species. While many animals are increasingly at risk of disappearing ...

The Polar Bear Capital of the World sounds like a prime spot to observe the animals, and researchers who did just that came away with a stark warning. A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova ...

Google rolled out five threatened Swedish species as part of its AR animals feature. Here's how you can hang out with them. Reading time 3 minutes If you’ve ever wanted a pet Arctic fox, well, keep ...

Large herbivores could transform the local ecosystem by grazing and recycling nutrients, but the climate was probably more important in shaping the vast, frigid grasslands of the Pleistocene. When you ...

Rapid changes in Arctic temperatures are influencing animal reproductive behavior. A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist published a study in the current edition of Science magazine, building on ...

(Mass Appeal) – Do you ever wonder how polar bears or walruses or whales manage to stay warm in the cold weather and water of the Arctic Ocean, which can be as cold as 30 degrees? Bridget Leahy, ...

Scientists have identified a new extinct species of rhinoceros that once roamed Canada’s High Arctic—a remarkable find that ...

PHILADELPHIA — The recent discovery above the Arctic Circle of remarkably well preserved fossils from a new species of ancient fish provides a key marker in the evolutionary transition of fish to ...